Lezius, Hermann Arnold

Hermann Arnold Lezius, son of Pastor Andreas Friedrich Lezius & Maria Bidder, was born 31 March 1863 in Nüggen, Livonia (Baltics).  He studied theology from 1880-1886 at the University of Dorpat (Estonia) and was ordained on 15 February 1887 in Arensburg.

On 28 July 1887 in Reval, he married to Beate Emilie Boustedt (born 7 April 1865 in Kertel; died on 28 March 1924 in Pölwe).

Following several postings in the Baltic region, he served in Samara from 1913 to 1915. He was arrested in 1915, and exiled to Siberia until 1917. He returned to Samara in 1917 and continued to serve there there until 1922. He returned to the Baltic region and retired in 1927. He died in Narva on 1 July 1928.